What color is #929286?

#929286 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #929286?

The RGB value is 146, 146, 134: 146 red, 146 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929286?

The complementary color is #868692, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929286?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929286 color

#929286 rgb(146, 146, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #929286 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 57.3% green and 52.5% blue (146, 146, 134).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 5% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#929286 color codes

HEX	`#929286`
RGB	`rgb(146, 146, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 57.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 5%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 8%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 8%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.24, -2.24, 6.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.24, 6.75, 109.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.435, 28.39, 26.637)`
Decimal	`9605766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929286, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #929286	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#929286 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #929286 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929286; }
.text { color: #929286; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929286; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 146 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929286, #8c9286); }

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Questions

What color is #929286?: #929286 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929286?: The RGB value is 146, 146, 134: 146 red, 146 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929286?: The complementary color is #868692, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929286?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.